Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Liberty Grove, Wisconsin

Rules another office applies inside Town of Liberty Grove

Town of Liberty Grove does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Aggregate of Door County towns. Inside Liberty Grove town, county comprehensive zoning applies only if the town is one of the nine voluntarily enrolled towns; enrollment for Liberty Grove town was not confirmed.

  • County comprehensive zoning is in effect only in areas of nine enrolled towns; the county page does not name them.
  • Shoreland, floodplain and land division ordinances are in effect in all 14 towns per state statute, as stated on the same page.
  • This aggregate does not establish that the county administers any town's own zoning ordinance.

  “the door county comprehensive zoning ordinance is in effect in all areas of nine towns per their voluntary enrollment in comprehensive county zoning”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems (POWTS, septic) on land inside Liberty Grove town, Door County

  • Door County Sanitarian Division administers POWTS countywide; the page covers all of Door County, so it is recorded here for Liberty Grove town.
  • The county page links Chapter 21 of the Door County Code; that chapter's text was not opened.
  • No Liberty Grove town septic rule was found.

  “the sanitarian division deals with private onsite wastewater treatment systems (powts) in door county.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions of land inside Liberty Grove town, Door County

  • The county page says the land division ordinance is in effect in all 14 towns; it does not name them, so Liberty Grove's membership rests on it being one of the county's 14 towns.
  • Land division ordinance text was not opened; the standards were not verified.

  “the door county land division is also in effect in all 14 towns.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Liberty Grove or Door County directly.

• Building permit — Liberty Grove town: building permit requirement for new homes
• Owner-builder exemption — Liberty Grove town: owner-builder exemption
• Building code adopted — Liberty Grove town: building code adoption
• Inspections — Liberty Grove town: building inspection requirement
• Certificate of occupancy — Liberty Grove town: certificate of occupancy for new homes

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.